Last year was the hottest year on record, the top 10 hottest years were all in the past decade and planet-heating carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are at an 800,000-year high, according to a report issued on March 19. As AP News reports, in its annual State of the Climate report, the World Meteorological Organization […]
Springlike weather has arrived, and with it, the start of the extended allergy season across the United States, which will last throughout the summer. And as AccuWeather reports, it could be a bad year for millions from the mid-Atlantic to the Pacific Northwest. “About one-quarter of U.S. adults have been diagnosed with seasonal allergies, and nearly one […]
The number of severe hailstorms in the United States rose significantly over the last three years, and the damage from increasingly massive hailstones is pushing up insurance rates in the hardest hit states, according to a new study. As Yahoo News reports, data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows that severe hail […]
We all know the expression “April showers bring May flowers,” but as the Farmer’s Almanac reports, there are a cornucopia of weather lore sayings associated with rain and spring that may be new to you! Have you heard any of these? Weather Lore Sayings About Rain Rain before 7 – clear before 11.Rain after 7 […]
The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1, but we already know what all the storms will be named. As USA Today reports, the list of storm names is created by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) well in advance of the hurricane season. But we don’t yet know how many storms will form this year, or how […]
The first day of spring 2025 is on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at 5:01 a.m. EDT (2:01 a.m. Pacific). For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, this is marked by the arrival of the spring equinox (otherwise known as the “First Point of Aries”). As the Farmer’s Almanac reports, traditionally, we celebrate the first day of spring […]
At least 40 people in seven states have died amid a severe weather disaster that swept across the central and southern U.S., officials said Sunday. At least 12 deaths were reported in Missouri, the most of any state, officials said. Sunday is the third day in a row that severe storms packing destructive winds, large hail, […]
It may be spring, but it’s not too soon to look ahead to summer weather, especially when El Niño – a player in last year’s especially brutally hot summer – is rapidly weakening and will all but vanish by the time the season kicks into gear. But as CNN Weather reports, El Niño’s disappearing act doesn’t necessarily mean we’ll […]
The Ides (or idus, the approximate midpoint of the month) of March is the 15th on the Roman Calendar, and partly because it’s also the day that Julius Caesar was assassinated, it’s associated with misfortune and doom. Just in time for the Ides, another unusually intense March storm is upon us, and it may cause a […]
The atmosphere is complex, and invisible vortexes twist around us all the time. It just takes something to give them form, anything from dust to fire to snow. Below is AccuWeather’s rundown of more than a dozen different spinning weather phenomena. Dust devils Form on a hot, calm dayStrength: Weak to mediumDanger: Minimal to moderate […]